Ranking: 44 out of 100
+ Heart disease deaths one third below average
+ 69 more days of sunshine than average
+ In top 10 areas for air quality
– Second highest suicide rate on list
– Violent crime nearly 75 percent above average
– In bottom fifth of list for prevalence of asthma and allergies
Fort Worth
Population: 1,878,300
Ranking: 93 out of 100
+ Top-ranked area on list for watershed quality
+ Women's cancer death rates nearly one fifth lower than average
+ 20 more days of sunshine than the average place on SELF's list
– In bottom 10 areas for rates of women getting mammograms
– Less than half the average number of ob/gyns and internists per capita compared to the average city
– Drinking rates among the 10 highest on the list
Dallas
Population: 3,886,600
Ranking: 77 out of 100
+ Among 10 lowest rates of depression on SELF's list
+ Among top 10 places for watershed quality
+ Women's heart disease death rate nearly 30 percent below list average
– 21 percent of women lack health insurance, among the list's five highest rates
– Among bottom 10 cities for air quality
– Among the five lowest rates of women getting mammograms
